Patents by Inventor Seong-Gyun Kim
Seong-Gyun Kim has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20230177647Abstract: The present disclosure provides an image processing apparatus, and image processing method, and a display apparatus. The image processing apparatus includes a first image processor up-sampling an original low-resolution image on the basis of deep learning-based learning data to generate a first high-resolution image, a second image processor interpolating the original low-resolution image to generate a second high-resolution image, a third image processor generating a difference image between the first high-resolution image and the second high-resolution image, extracting a high frequency component from the difference image, and amplifying the extracted high frequency component, and a fourth image processor adding the amplified high frequency component to the first high-resolution image to generate a target high-resolution image.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2022Publication date: June 8, 2023Applicant: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventor: Seong Gyun KIM
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Publication number: 20170215670Abstract: Provided herein is a dust measuring apparatus. The dust measuring apparatus includes: a body; a window unit exposed to the outside through an opening part of the body, such that dust present in the outside is gathered on the window unit; a light emitting unit emitting light to the window unit; a light receiving unit receiving light reflected from the window unit; and a controlling unit measuring an amount of dust gathered on the window unit on the basis of strength of the emitted light and strength of the received light.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2015Publication date: August 3, 2017Applicant: EVERYBOT INC.Inventors: Joo Pyo HEO, Seong Gyun KIM, Ki Yong LEE, Ji Hun JUNG
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Patent number: 9646569Abstract: A luminance controller of an OLED device and the OLED device including the luminance controller include a peaking processor for calculating a minimum gray level value by filtering low gray level data from primary RGB data and determining a compensation gain value corresponding to the minimum gray level value; a boosting processor for calculating a maximum gray level value by filtering high gray level data from the primary RGB data, calculating a gain value corresponding to the maximum gray level value, and calculating a coloring ratio coefficient using the minimum gray level value and the maximum gray level value; and a secondary RGB generator for generating secondary RGB data by applying the compensation gain value, the coloring ratio coefficient, and the gain value to the primary RGB data.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2014Date of Patent: May 9, 2017Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Seong-Gyun Kim, Eun-Kyung Hong
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Patent number: 9374570Abstract: Disclosed are an apparatus and method for correcting a depth map for a three-dimensional image, which are capable of accurately correcting an initially-generated depth map in accordance with characteristics of an image, thereby achieving an enhancement in picture quality of a three-dimensional image. The disclosed apparatus includes an original depth map generating unit for generating an original depth map for frame image data externally supplied to the original depth map generating unit, and a depth map correcting unit for analyzing the externally-supplied frame image data, calculating an image pattern of the frame image data and per-pixel brightness values of the frame image data, based on results of the analysis, and correcting the original depth map output from the original depth map generating unit, based on the calculated image pattern and the calculated brightness values, thereby generating a corrected depth map.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2013Date of Patent: June 21, 2016Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Ho-Min Jeon, Seong-Gyun Kim
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Patent number: 9311857Abstract: Disclosed are an organic light emitting diode (OLED) display device and a method for driving the same, which are capable of minimizing required memory capacity and the use rate thereof while achieving an enhancement in display quality through execution of an overdriving (or accelerated driving) in accordance with image information of plural accumulated frames. The OLED display device includes a data modulator for sequentially receiving image data of a current frame from a timing controller, counting a number of accumulations of pixels corresponding to image data having a lower grayscale value than a grayscale value of predetermined reference data, generating modulated image data through application of a weight determined in accordance with the counted accumulation number, and supplying the modulated image data to a data driver.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2013Date of Patent: April 12, 2016Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Woo-Ram Seong, Seong-Gyun Kim
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Patent number: 9135878Abstract: A shift register is provided that outputs a gate driving pulse even if a start pulse provided to a first stage is not synchronized with a clock pulse. The shift register has multiple stages that sequentially output gate driving pulses. At least one stage includes a first switching device turned-on by a first clock signal and applying the start pulse to a first node. A second switching device is turned-on by the first clock signal and applies a first supply voltage to a second node. A third switching device is turned-on by the start pulse applied to the first node and outputs a second clock signal. A fourth switching device is turned-on by the first supply voltage and outputs a second supply voltage. A fifth switching device is turned-on by the start pulse and applies the start pulse to the first node.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2004Date of Patent: September 15, 2015Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventor: Seong Gyun Kim
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Publication number: 20150187331Abstract: A luminance controller of an OLED device and the OLED device including the luminance controller include a peaking processor for calculating a minimum gray level value by filtering low gray level data from primary RGB data and determining a compensation gain value corresponding to the minimum gray level value; a boosting processor for calculating a maximum gray level value by filtering high gray level data from the primary RGB data, calculating a gain value corresponding to the maximum gray level value, and calculating a coloring ratio coefficient using the minimum gray level value and the maximum gray level value; and a secondary RGB generator for generating secondary RGB data by applying the compensation gain value, the coloring ratio coefficient, and the gain value to the primary RGB data.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2014Publication date: July 2, 2015Inventors: Seong-Gyun Kim, Eun-Kyung Hong
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Patent number: 9030376Abstract: Provided are a display device and a method for driving the same. The display device includes: a plurality of display modules; a plurality of display module drivers for respectively driving the display modules; a data divider receiving data signals for displaying an image on the display device and separating the received data signals into output data signals corresponding to each respective display module driver; and a timing control signal generator for generating a timing control signal to be supplied commonly to the display module drivers.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2014Date of Patent: May 12, 2015Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Seong Gyun Kim, Hee Jung Hong, Nam Yong Gong
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Publication number: 20140340386Abstract: Provided are a display device and a method for driving the same. The display device includes: a plurality of display modules; a plurality of display module drivers for respectively driving the display modules; a data divider receiving data signals for displaying an image on the display device and separating the received data signals into output data signals corresponding to each respective display module driver; and a timing control signal generator for generating a timing control signal to be supplied commonly to the display module drivers.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2014Publication date: November 20, 2014Inventors: Seong Gyun KIM, Hee Jung HONG, Nam Yong Gong
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Patent number: 8810479Abstract: A multi-panel display device and a method of driving the same, which can simplify a driving circuit for driving multiple flat panel display devices, thereby decreasing the fabrication cost and reducing noise, are disclosed. In the multi-panel display device configured to align the multiple flat panel display devices for representing a single image, the multi-panel display device includes at least one image display unit configured to align the multiple flat panel display devices in an n×m formation (wherein m and n are integers being equal to or different from one another, and wherein m?1, n?1), and at least one data converter being configured to correspond to each image display unit, dividing externally inputted video data in accordance with offset information inputted by a user, and converting the size of the divided video data, thereby providing the converted divided video data to each flat panel display device.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2009Date of Patent: August 19, 2014Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Seong Gyun Kim, Jun Ho Lee
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Patent number: 8810477Abstract: Provided are a display device and a method for driving the same. The display device includes: a plurality of display modules; a plurality of display module drivers for respectively driving the display modules; a data divider receiving data signals for displaying an image on the display device and separating the received data signals into output data signals corresponding to each respective display module driver; and a timing control signal generator for generating a timing control signal to be supplied commonly to the display module drivers.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2007Date of Patent: August 19, 2014Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Seong Gyun Kim, Hee Jung Hong, Nam Yong Kong
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Publication number: 20140152717Abstract: Disclosed are an organic light emitting diode (OLED) display device and a method for driving the same, which are capable of minimizing required memory capacity and the use rate thereof while achieving an enhancement in display quality through execution of an overdriving (or accelerated driving) in accordance with image information of plural accumulated frames. The OLED display device includes a data modulator for sequentially receiving image data of a current frame from a timing controller, counting a number of accumulations of pixels corresponding to image data having a lower grayscale value than a grayscale value of predetermined reference data, generating modulated image data through application of a weight determined in accordance with the counted accumulation number, and supplying the modulated image data to a data driver.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2013Publication date: June 5, 2014Inventors: Woo-Ram Seong, Seong-Gyun Kim
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Publication number: 20140146041Abstract: Disclosed are an apparatus and method for correcting a depth map for a three-dimensional image, which are capable of accurately correcting an initially-generated depth map in accordance with characteristics of an image, thereby achieving an enhancement in picture quality of a three-dimensional image. The disclosed apparatus includes an original depth map generating unit for generating an original depth map for frame image data externally supplied to the original depth map generating unit, and a depth map correcting unit for analyzing the externally-supplied frame image data, calculating an image pattern of the frame image data and per-pixel brightness values of the frame image data, based on results of the analysis, and correcting the original depth map output from the original depth map generating unit, based on the calculated image pattern and the calculated brightness values, thereby generating a corrected depth map.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2013Publication date: May 29, 2014Applicant: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ho-Min JEON, Seong-Gyun KIM
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Patent number: 8669930Abstract: A liquid crystal display and a method for driving the same, wherein one or more horizontal lines carrying no data among horizontal lines of a progressive-processed frame can be compensated with data, are provided. The liquid crystal display includes a frame processor, a timing controller, and a data driver. The frame processor performs data compensation of at least one horizontal line carrying no data among horizontal lines of an input frame. The timing controller controls a driving operation of the frame compensated by the frame processor. The data driver drives the frame compensated by the frame processor on a liquid crystal display panel under control of the timing controller.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2007Date of Patent: March 11, 2014Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Seong Gyun Kim, Tae Ho You
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Patent number: 8659617Abstract: An apparatus and method for driving an image display apparatus are disclosed. The apparatus includes a display panel having a plurality of pixels, for displaying an image, a panel driver for driving the pixels of the display panel, an image data converter for detecting a smooth region, an edge region, and a detail region from externally input image data in units of at least one frame and generating converted image data by changing a gray scale or chrominance of the image data at different rates in the smooth region, the edge region and the detail region, and a timing controller for arranging the converted image data suitably for driving of the display panel, providing the arranged image data to the panel driver, and controlling the panel driver by generating a panel control signal.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2010Date of Patent: February 25, 2014Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Seong-Ho Cho, Seong-Gyun Kim, Su-Hyung Kim
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Patent number: 8508431Abstract: An expandable multi-module display device cuts block data corresponding to an identification code of the expandable multi-module display device itself, and transmits the data-cut result to a specific flat panel display corresponding to the expandable multi-module display device itself, such that it displays a total image. The expandable multi-module display device includes a multi-panel including a plurality of flat panel displays, several multi-driving boards installed in the flat panel displays, respectively, and a data bus line connected to each of the multi-driving boards. The expandable multi-module display device cuts data corresponding to an identification code of the multi-module display device itself, and provides a specific flat panel display with the cut data corresponding to the multi-driving board itself, and bypasses the remaining data other than the cut data to the multi-driving boards of the remaining flat panel displays other than the specific flat panel display.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2008Date of Patent: August 13, 2013Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Seong Gyun Kim, Nam Yong Kong
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Patent number: 8373632Abstract: An apparatus for driving an LCD device includes an image display unit having liquid crystal cells in respective regions defined by a plurality of gate and data lines; an over-driving apparatus to detect a signal of a moving image based on a source data and to detect modulated data based on the detected signal, the modulated data changes a response speed of a liquid crystal based on the detected signal; a gate driver to supply scan signals to the gate lines; a data driver to convert the modulated data into analog video signals and to supply the analog video signals to the data lines; and a timing controller to align the modulated data and to generate data control signal and gate control signal, the timing controller outputs the aligned data and the data control signal to the data driver and outputs the gate control signal to the gate driver.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2006Date of Patent: February 12, 2013Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Eui Yeol Oh, Seong Gyun Kim, Nam Yong Kong
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Patent number: 8279150Abstract: A method of driving and a liquid crystal display that are adaptive for preventing a motion blur phenomenon inserting a black data without reducing a data charging time are disclosed. In the liquid crystal display, a first gate line supplies a first scanning signal. A second gate line supplies a second scanning signal. A data line supplies a data signal. A common line supplies a common voltage. A first thin film transistor supplies the data signal in response to the first scanning signal. In a liquid crystal cell, a pixel electrode is connected to the first thin film transistor and a common electrode is connected to the common line. A second thin film transistor supplies the common voltage to the pixel electrode in response to the second scanning signal.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2006Date of Patent: October 2, 2012Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Seong Gyun Kim, Sun Woo Kwag
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Patent number: 8049687Abstract: A method of driving a display device includes outputting an upper data signal array of a (n+1)th frame to an upper display area of a display panel during a first frame period; and, outputting a lower data signal array of a nth frame to a lower display area of the display panel during the first frame period is provided. The display panel has at least an upper display area and a lower display area which may be independently operable, the display areas communicating with a memory device storing and outputting a signal data array of a (n+1)th frame to an upper display area of a display panel during a first frame period; and, outputting a lower data signal array of a nth frame to a lower display area of the display panel during the first frame period.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2005Date of Patent: November 1, 2011Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventor: Seong-Gyun Kim
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Publication number: 20110254884Abstract: An apparatus and method for driving an image display apparatus are disclosed. The apparatus includes a display panel having a plurality of pixels, for displaying an image, a panel driver for driving the pixels of the display panel, an image data converter for detecting a smooth region, an edge region, and a detail region from externally input image data in units of at least one frame and generating converted image data by changing a gray scale or chrominance of the image data at different rates in the smooth region, the edge region and the detail region, and a timing controller for arranging the converted image data suitably for driving of the display panel, providing the arranged image data to the panel driver, and controlling the panel driver by generating a panel control signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2010Publication date: October 20, 2011Inventors: Seong-Ho CHO, Seong-Gyun Kim, Su-Hyung Kim